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Howard H. Quint

1917–1981

A historian of American politics and social movements, he taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and wrote books that tackled difficult subjects, including socialism and segregation in the South. His career also included wartime analytical work and a Fulbright year in Italy.

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Profile in black and white : $b A frank portrait of South Carolina

Profile in black and white : $b A frank portrait of South Carolina

by Howard H. Quint

About the author

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 3, 1917, Howard H. Quint studied at Yale, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins, earning his PhD in history in 1947. During World War II, he worked as an analyst for several U.S. government agencies, including the Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service and the Office of Strategic Services.

After the war, he taught at the University of South Carolina and later joined the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1959. Following a Fulbright in Italy, he became chair of the history department in 1962 and helped launch the university's PhD program in history as well as its Honors Program.

Quint was also an active author. His books included The Forging of American Socialism and Profiles in Black and White, a study of segregation in the South whose controversy contributed to his departure from South Carolina. He remained a professor at UMass until his death in June 1981.